Opinion: How Kiev Views Putin’s Provocations

Editorial Board Member Matt Kaminski reports from Ukraine on violence in the eastern provinces, and what Ukrainians think of Putin’s westward march. Photo: Getty Images

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... I ... I ... I the eye ... that's the situation in eastern Ukraine ... I'll what we had several thirteen Ukrainian soldiers killed this week by pro Russian militants in the run-up to the election ... what the Ukrainians think of Prudence westward March in this violence in particular what are they hearing about it ... editorial board member Matt Kaminski stays with me now ... I'm madly travel in the region near incoming US from Kiev ... I how the Ukrainians view the violence in these ... the worm and was all work on its ... own ... we did you read about it and that is going to the school and was very happy it has been there and ... that was going on on the grounds of time and says he's doing the escalating ... something terrible happens on the eastern Ukraine ... no ... no surprise that elections ... so it is to ... take in a ... couple CDs out there ... yesterday um ... no couple handfuls of Gaza mass ... attacked a checkpoint manned by ... you know basically Ukraine Constance soldiers ... on a killing at least thirteen of them with rocket propelled on ... grenades and machine guns ... so you buy your corner Stores clearly professionals that really ... that happens there by Russia are back into action ... the best leaders was the rally ... yesterday in western Ukraine where ... Russian themselves in a peak of the parents of these solutions are people that know ... this very song from here ... um about every challenge that carry the military ... bases against a nuclear power ... he's ... a fairly weak and military that about a minute left ... our local government officials in your sources there on the ground in Kiev ... confident ... that they can hold off these militants ... until Sunday selection or be on without significant Western eight ... not so great irony this morning Easter ... on the head of the National Security Council ... that he says nothing he said that their strategy of containment has worked ... even when they visit these incursions ... to to me is just moved on ... and and that's ... you manage to one dollars for adults in this our ... core PCE hockey which is further west than that ... so the EU and its surrounding that's the end of guidance ... but you know on the election on Sunday it's time to get there is concrete that is the ... ideas and get uglier over the weekend ... obviously very low turnout there ... and the economy is uncertain operate in our paper on earlier ... this week ... I'm you know he ... needs American ... Eagle eight ... and more support to get its military capable to defend itself against Russia ... Ukraine needs more lethal aid that's the report editoral board member Matt Kaminski from the ground in Kiev ... thank you so much for joining us ... it